Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in sickle cell anemia: a case report.
Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty was performed on a 19-year-old female who had moderate pulmonary valve stenosis with sickle cell anemia. The patient developed sickle cell crisis resulting in occipital infarction, but she made a good recovery. We describe this case and the methods of reducing the risk of sickle cell crisis.
Muthusamy
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Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sriram
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Dunn
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D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009778:Occipital Lobe; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*